Yeah I prefer What's the New Mary Jane to Revolution 9 but, I guess, the effect they were wanting with Revolution 9 was that you didn't prefer it.

I think, however, that What's the New Mary Jane is better than Revolution 9 because it starts off like a song and then becomes a sound colleague. Whereas Revolution 9 is a sound collage from the very start.

What's the New Mary Jane almost tricks you in a way, albeit disjointedly.

well,for the kind of thing that was going down at the time,i really do have a lot of time for revolution 9-i think it is such an interesting piece of work,i really do.obviously i am in the minority!!it doesn't surprise me really-although lots of fans do disregard rev.9 without really giving it a chance.it is a very dark,sinister,disturbing piece-it probably sums up johns' state of mind at the time.then again,he wrote julia-also on the white album,so that particular point is open to argument.mary jane is not as strong,more of a throwaway i.m.o......revolution 9,although not a masterpiece,is a real distinctive and interesting bit of work on the white album,and i do not believe it 'sucks' at all.lots and lots of people really like 'walrus',but revolution 9 makes just as much sense.john was heading that way-it is what madness and lunacy sounds like!!

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i like revolution #9, it was a very avant garde track, lightyears ahead of it's time.turn me on dead man.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_9"Revolution 9" is a recorded composition that appeared on The Beatles' 1968 self-titled LP release (popularly known as "The White Album"). The sound collage, credited to Lennon/McCartney, was created primarily by John Lennonwith assistance from George Harrison and Yoko Ono. Lennon said he was trying to paint a picture of a revolution using sound. The composition was influenced by the avant-garde style of Ono as well as the musique concrète works of composers such as Edgard Varese and Karlheinz Stockhausen.

mary jane is not as strong,more of a throwaway i.m.o......revolution 9,although not a masterpiece,is a real distinctive and interesting bit of work on the white album

My thoughts exactly.I would bet there are more people around today who know at least something about Revolution 9, but who have never even heard of What's The New Mary Jane.Revolution 9 is interesting and thought provoking, even if it isn't an enjoyable listen for most.Meanwhile, glass onion used a great word for Mary Jane - "throwaway". I'm glad they discarded it. It adds nothing to the Beatles canon, where Revolution 9 definitely does.